2018–19 Cupa României

The 2018–19 Cupa României was the 81st season of the annual Romanian primary football knockout tournament. As winners, Viitorul Constanța, qualified for the second qualifying round of the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League.

2018–19 Cupa României
Cupa României 2018–19
Country Romania
Teams133
Defending championsUniversitatea Craiova
ChampionsViitorul Constanța
Runners-upAstra Giurgiu

Times up to 27 October 2018 and from 31 March 2019 were EEST (UTC+3). Times from 28 October 2018 to 30 March 2019 were EET (UTC+2).

Participating clubs

The following 133 teams qualified for the competition:

2017–18 Liga I
all clubs (14)
2017–18 Liga II
Without dissolved clubs (18)
2017–18 Liga III
Without second teams and some dissolved clubs (59)
42 representatives of regional associations1

Preliminary Rounds

The first rounds, and any preliminaries, are organised by the Regional Leagues.

First Round

All matches were played on 1 and 2 August 2018.[1][2]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
1 August 2018
Viitorul Albești (4) w/o Sănătatea Darabani (3)
Viitorul Liteni (4) 3–0 Pașcani (3)
Viitorul Curița (4) 0–2 Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț (3)
Vulturești (4) 0–5 Unirea Mircești (4)
Sportul Ciorăști (4) 1–7 Focșani (3)
Universitatea Galați (4) 2–1 Sportul Chiscani (3)
Viitorul Ianca (4) 0–1 Victoria Traian (4)
Pescărușul Sarichioi (4) 3–1 Delta Dobrogea Tulcea (3)
Mihail Kogălniceanu (4) 1–3 Agricola Borcea (3)
Mostiștea Ulmu (4) 2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p) Oltenița (3)
Viitorul Axintele (4) 1–3 Înainte Modelu (3)
Rapid București (3) 3–0 Viitorul Domnești (3)
Argeșul Mihăilești (4) 0–3 Bragadiru (3)
Drăgănești-Vlașca (4) 1–3 Sporting Roșiori (3)
Gloria Cornești (4) 2–1 Pucioasa (3)
FC U Craiova (3) w/o Internațional Bălești (4)
Petrolul Țicleni (4) 1–0 Viitorul Șimian (4)
Slatina (4) 3–2 Cozia Călimănești (4)
Croația Clocotici (4) w/o Nuova Mama Mia Becicherecu Mic (4)
Victoria Zăbrani (4) 2–0 Millenium Giarmata (3)
Dacia Gepiu (4) 0–5 Gloria Lunca Teuz Cermei (3)
Sportul Petrești (4) 3–1 Hunedoara (3)
Viitorul Șelimbăr (4) 0–2 (a.e.t.) Avrig (3)
Sticla Arieșul Turda (3) 4–2 Iernut (3)
Crasna Moftinu Mic (4) w/o Unirea Tășnad (3)
Rapid Jibou (4) 0–2 Minaur Baia Mare (3)
1. FC Gloria (3) 2–1 Unirea Dej (3)
Mureșul Rușii-Munți (4) 1–5 Avântul Reghin (3)
Nemere Ghelința (4) 1–4 KSE Târgu Secuiesc (3)
Unirea Cristuru Secuiesc (4) 4–3 (a.e.t.) Odorheiu Secuiesc (3)
Precizia Săcele (4) 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) Păulești (4)
2 August 2018
Voința Lanurile (4) 1–8 Râmnicu Sărat (3)
Unirea Bascov (3) 2–1 Atletic Bradu (3)
Fortuna Becicherecu Mic (4) 1–4 Ghiroda (3)

Second Round

All matches were played on 14, 15 and 16 August 2018.[3][4]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
14 August 2018
Croația Clocotici (4) 1–5 Ghiroda (3)
15 August 2018
Sănătatea Darabani (3) 0–1 Bucovina Rădăuți (3)
Industria Galda (3) w/o Performanța Ighiu (4)
Sportul Petrești (4) 0–3 Metalurgistul Cugir (3)
Avrig (3) 0–1 Unirea Alba Iulia (3)
Victoria Zăbrani (4) 1–2 Șoimii Lipova (3)
Gloria Lunca Teuz Cermei (3) 2–0 Național Sebiș (3)
Cetate Deva (3) 1–2 Lugoj (3)
Petrolul Țicleni (4) 1–3 Filiași (3)
Slatina (4) 2–0 FC U Craiova (3)
Unirea Bascov (3) 1–2 Sporting Roșiori (3)
Gloria Cornești (4) w/o Flacăra Moreni (3)
Sticla Arieșul Turda (3) 1–3 Sănătatea Cluj (3)
Minaur Baia Mare (3) 3–1 Unirea Tășnad (3)
Viitorul Liteni (4) 2–1 Roman (3)
Unirea Mircești (4) 0–5 Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț (3)
Universitatea Galați (4) 1–3 Sporting Liești (3)
Pescărușul Sarichioi (4) 0–6 Oțelul Galați (3)
Înainte Modelu (3) 2–5 Axiopolis Cernavodă (3)
Agricola Borcea (3) 2–9 Oltenița (3)
Victoria Traian (4) 1–4 (a.e.t.) Unirea Slobozia (3)
Râmnicu Sărat (3) 1–3 Metalul Buzău (3)
Focșani (3) 3–0 KSE Târgu Secuiesc (3)
Precizia Săcele (4) 0–2 Olimpic Cetate Râșnov (3)
Unirea Cristuru Secuiesc (4) 1–7 Hărman (3)
1. FC Gloria (3) w/o Avântul Reghin (3)
Rapid București (3) 5–0 Bragadiru (3)
16 August 2018
Tunari (3) 3–0 Popești-Leordeni (3)

Third Round

All matches were played on 28 and 29 August 2018.[5][6]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
28 August 2018
Focșani (3) 5–2 Metalul Buzău (3)
Progresul Spartac București (3) 2–1 Afumați (3)
Sporting Roșiori (3) 0–3 (a.e.t.) Turris-Oltul Turnu Măgurele (3)
Slatina (4) 0–0 (a.e.t.) (12–11 p) Filiași (3)
Flacăra Moreni (3) 0–0 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p) Olimpic Cetate Râșnov (3)
Hărman (3) 0–2 Miercurea Ciuc (3)
Minaur Baia Mare (3) 0–1 Comuna Recea (3)
Unirea Alba Iulia (3) 1–0 Sănătatea Cluj (3)
Industria Galda (3) 3–2 Metalurgistul Cugir (3)
Ghiroda (3) 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) Lugoj (3)
29 August 2018
Bucovina Rădăuți (3) 1–0 Foresta Suceava (3)
Viitorul Liteni (4) 0–4 Știința Miroslava (3)
Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț (3) 1–4 Aerostar Bacău (2)
Sporting Liești (3) 0–0 (a.e.t.) (8–7 p) Oțelul Galați (3)
Oltenița (3) 2–3 Unirea Slobozia (3)
Axiopolis Cernavodă (3) 3–2 Farul Constanța (2)
1. FC Gloria (3) 1–2 Universitatea Cluj (2)
Tunari (3) 2–1 Petrolul Ploiești (2)
CSMȘ Reșița (3) 0–2 Energeticianul (2)
Gloria Lunca-Teuz Cermei (3) 2–1 Șoimii Lipova (3)
Rapid București (3) 4–1 Alexandria (3)

Fourth Round

The matches were played between 11 and 13 September 2018. The game between Flacăra Moreni and Chindia Târgoviște was played on the 18th because it clashed with a rescheduled league match of Chindia.[7][8]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
11 September 2018
Focșani (3) 0–3 (a.e.t.) Sporting Liești (3)
Tunari (3) 0–2 Academica Clinceni (2)
Gloria Lunca-Teuz Cermei (3) 1–4 Luceafărul Oradea (2)
Unirea Alba Iulia (3) 2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p) Industria Galda (3)
Turris-Oltul Turnu Măgurele (3) 3–2 Balotești (2)
Rapid București (3) 2–1 Daco-Getica București (2)
12 September 2018
Pandurii Târgu Jiu (2) 1–3 Mioveni (2)
Lugoj (3) 1–2 Energeticianul (2)
UTA Arad (2) 2–1 ACS Poli Timișoara (2)
Slatina (4) 2–0 Argeș Pitești (2)
Progresul Spartac București (3) 2–0 Metaloglobus București (2)
Unirea Slobozia (3) 2–3 Sportul Snagov (2)
Axiopolis Cernavodă (3) 2–2 (a.e.t.) (1–4 p) Dacia Unirea Brăila (2)
Bucovina Rădăuți (3) 2–0 (a.e.t.) Știința Miroslava (3)
Ripensia Timișoara (2) 1–2 (a.e.t.) ASU Politehnica Timișoara (2)
13 September 2018
Miercurea Ciuc (3) 3–2 Aerostar Bacău (2)
Comuna Recea (3) 1–3 Universitatea Cluj (2)
18 September 2018
Flacăra Moreni (3) 1–2 Chindia Târgoviște (2)

Round of 32

The matches were played on 25, 26 and 27 September 2018.[9][10]

25 September 2018 Voluntari (1)2–1Botoșani (1)Voluntari
16:00 EEST (UTC+3) Belahmeur  38'
Tudorie  41'
Report Chitoșcă  46' Stadium: Anghel Iordănescu
Attendance: 100
Referee: Andrei Antonie (Bucharest)
25 September 2018 Miercurea Ciuc (3)2–1Energeticianul (2)Miercurea Ciuc
16:30 EEST (UTC+3) Mitra  31'
Magyari  73'
Report V. Rusu  71' Stadium: Municipal
Attendance: 600
Referee: Marian Barbu (Făgăraș)
25 September 2018 Sportul Snagov (2)0–2Universitatea Craiova (1)Craiova
18:45 EEST (UTC+3) Report Gardoș  36'
Marković  74'
Stadium: Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Horia Mladinovici (Bucharest)
25 September 2018 ASU Politehnica Timișoara (2)1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)
Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe (1)Timișoara
19:00 EEST (UTC+3) Ignea  43' Report Prosser  17' Stadium: Dan Păltinișanu
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Marian Balaci (Turnu Severin)
Penalties
Bănică
Coadă
Bozian
Cojocaru
Hadnagy
Nouvier
A. Rus
Drăghici
25 September 2018 Dacia Unirea Brăila (2)1–3Dinamo București (1)Galați
21:30 EEST (UTC+3) Maxin  21' Report Grigore  6'
Nistor  8', 71'
Stadium: Oțelul
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Florin Andrei (Târgu Mureș)
26 September 2018 UTA Arad (2)3–3 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)
Politehnica Iași (1)Arad
16:00 EEST (UTC+3) C. Rus  3'
Cr. Matei  67'
Al. Pop  116' (pen.)
Report Bekui  45+2'
Aguinaldo  82'
Enoh  97' (pen.)
Stadium: Motorul
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Robert Dumitru (Sfântu Gheorghe)
Penalties
Manea
Cubleșan
D. Popa
Al. Pop
Cioinac
Enoh
L. Rus
Al.Zaharia
Gallego
26 September 2018 Sporting Liești (3)0–3Mioveni (2)Liești
16:30 EEST (UTC+3) Report Al. Neagu  39'
Balint  62' (pen.)
Rădescu  89'
Stadium: Comunal
Attendance: 700
Referee: Bogdan Dumitrache (Bucharest)
26 September 2018 Slatina (4)0–2Dunărea Călărași (1)Slatina
16:30 EEST (UTC+3) Report V. Alexandru  7'
Dobrosavlevici  29'
Stadium: 1 Mai
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Mihai Amorăriței (Câmpina)
26 September 2018 Progresul Spartac București (3)0–1Universitatea Cluj (2)Bucharest
16:30 EEST (UTC+3) Report Giurgiu  34' (pen.) Stadium: Progresul Spartac
Attendance: 400
Referee: Robert Avram (Pitești)
26 September 2018 Academica Clinceni (2)0–2Hermannstadt (1)Clinceni
16:30 EEST (UTC+3) Report Tsoumou  53'
Petrescu  66'
Stadium: Clinceni
Attendance: 400
Referee: Eduard Ioniță (Galați)
26 September 2018 Concordia Chiajna (1)0–3Viitorul Constanța (1)Chiajna
18:45 EEST (UTC+3) Report Ghiță  14'
Leca  65' (o.g.)
A. Ciobanu  90+3'
Stadium: Concordia
Attendance: 500
Referee: George Găman (Craiova)
26 September 2018 Chindia Târgoviște (2)0–1CFR Cluj (1)Mioveni
21:30 EEST (UTC+3) Report Tambe  33' Stadium: Orășenesc
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Adrian Cojocaru (Galați)
27 September 2018 Luceafărul Oradea (2)1–5Astra Giurgiu (1)Sânmartin
16:00 EEST (UTC+3) V. Pop  79' Report Bègue  64'
Zoua  66'
V. Gheorghe  70', 80', 90'
Stadium: Luceafărul
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Lucian Rusandu (Sfântu Gheorghe)
27 September 2018 Bucovina Rădăuți (3)1–1 (a.e.t.)
(7–8 p)
Gaz Metan Mediaș (1)Rădăuți
16:30 EEST (UTC+3) Vițu  83' Report Yazalde  90+2' Stadium: Municipal
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Rareș Vidican (Satu Mare)
Penalties
Cerlincă
Vișinar
Stănescu
Dănilă
Bălan
Bosînceanu
Coroamă
Antonesei
Vițu
Trif
Ivanov
Yazalde
Chamed
Al. Buziuc
M. Stancu
P. Costea
B. Fofana
Jica
27 September 2018 Rapid București (3)0–2Turris-Oltul Turnu Măgurele (3)Bucharest
18:45 EEST (UTC+3) Report Dragu  75'
Mihai  90'
Stadium: Giulești-Valentin Stănescu
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Adrian Costreie (Buftea)
27 September 2018 Unirea Alba Iulia (3)0–1FCSB (1)Zlatna
21:30 EEST (UTC+3) Report Rusescu  85' Stadium: Minaur
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Adrian Comănescu (Rm. Vâlcea)

Round of 16

The matches were played on 30, 31 October and 1 November 2018.[11][12]

30 October 2018 Hermannstadt (1)3–0Voluntari (1)Târgu Mureș
16:30 EET (UTC+2) Nkololo  38'
Petrescu  51' (pen.)
Kuca  90'
Report Stadium: Trans-Sil
Attendance: 100
Referee: Ionuț Coza (Cernica)
30 October 2018 Turris-Oltul Turnu Măgurele (3)1–4Universitatea Craiova (1)Turnu Măgurele
19:00 EET (UTC+2) Fotescu  33' Report Donkor  49'
Bancu  51'
Burlacu  79'
Cicâldău  88'
Stadium: Municipal
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Eduard Ioniță (Galați)
30 October 2018 Politehnica Iași (1)2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)
Viitorul Constanța (1)Iași
21:45 EET (UTC+2) Sanoh  55'
Frăsinescu  75'
Report I.Hagi  16' (pen.)
Mățan  38'
Stadium: Emil Alexandrescu
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Marcel Bîrsan (Bucharest)
Penalties
Platini
Qaka
Bădic
N'Dongala
I.Hagi
A.Ciobanu
V.Achim
Casap
Houri
31 October 2018 Mioveni (2)0–5Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe (1)Mioveni
16:30 EET (UTC+2) Report Prosser  4'
Fl.Ștefan  13'
Simonovski  25'
Nouvier  45'
A.Rus  64'
Stadium: Orășenesc
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Iulian Dima (Bucharest)
31 October 2018 Universitatea Cluj (2)3–4 (a.e.t.)Astra Giurgiu (1)Cluj-Napoca
19:00 EET (UTC+2) Abrudan  2'
Taub  5', 8'
Report Llullaku  14' (pen.), 75'
Cordoș  24' (o.g.)
Sepsi  99' (o.g.)
Stadium: Cluj Arena
Attendance: 6,800
Referee: Horia Mladinovici (Bucharest)
31 October 2018 Gaz Metan Mediaș (1)0–1CFR Cluj (1)Mediaș
21:45 EET (UTC+2) Report Țucudean  65' Stadium: Gaz Metan
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Marius Avram (Bucharest)
1 November 2018 Miercurea Ciuc (3)3–3 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)
Dinamo București (1)Miercurea Ciuc
19:00 EET (UTC+2) Majzik  48'
Magyari  52'
Berde  114'
Report Nistor  54', 60'
Neicuțescu  110'
Stadium: Municipal
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Andrei Antonie (Bucharest)
Penalties
Eder
Jebari
Vereș
Majzik
Bajkó
Guarú
Berde
Mitra
Solymosy
Nagy
Nistor
Salomão
Hanca
Katsikas
Grozav
Neicuțescu
Grigore
Olteanu
D.Ciobotariu
Delorge
1 November 2018 Dunărea Călărași (1)2–1FCSB (1)Călărași
21:45 EET (UTC+2) Șeroni  47'
Dobrosavlevici  80'
Report C.Dumitru  82' Stadium: Ion Comșa
Attendance: 8,200
Referee: Sebastian Colțescu (Craiova)

Quarter-finals

The matches were played on 26, 27 and 28 February 2019.[13]

26 February 2019 Hermannstadt (1)2–3Viitorul Constanța (1)Pitești
20:00 EET (UTC+2) V.Achim  63' (o.g.)
Tsoumou  72' (pen.)
Report V.Achim  6' (pen.)
Rivaldinho  41'
Eric  77'
Stadium: Nicolae Dobrin
Attendance: 100
Referee: Horațiu Feșnic (Cluj-Napoca)
27 February 2019 Dunărea Călărași (1)1–2Astra Giurgiu (1)Giurgiu
17:00 EET (UTC+2) V.Munteanu  89' Report Hambo  5', 7' Stadium: Marin Anastasovici
Attendance: 600
Referee: Cătălin Popa (Pitești)
27 February 2019 Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe (1)0–1CFR Cluj (1)Sfântu Gheorghe
20:00 EET (UTC+2) Report Costache  60' Stadium: Municipal
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: George Găman (Craiova)
28 February 2019 Miercurea Ciuc (3)0–3Universitatea Craiova (1)Miercurea Ciuc
20:00 EET (UTC+2) Report Dimitrov  27'
Bărbuț  80'
Koljić  90+2'
Stadium: Municipal
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Iulian Dima (Bucharest)

Semi-finals

The semi-final matches are played in a round-trip system. The first legs were played on 3 and 4 April 2019 and the second legs were played on 24 and 25 April 2019.[14]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
CFR Cluj (1) 3–5 Astra Giurgiu (1) 1–3 2–2
Universitatea Craiova (1) 1–4 Viitorul Constanța (1) 1–2 0–2

1st leg

3 April 2019 CFR Cluj (1)1–3Astra Giurgiu (1)Cluj-Napoca
20:00 EEST (UTC+3) Bud  15' Report V.Gheorghe  4'
Bègue  35'
Butean  52'
Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Andrei Chivulete (Bucharest)
4 April 2019 Universitatea Craiova (1)1–2Viitorul Constanța (1)Craiova
20:00 EEST (UTC+3) Bancu  5' Report Houri  77'
Rivaldinho  89'
Stadium: Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Horațiu Feșnic (Cluj-Napoca)

2nd leg

24 April 2019 Astra Giurgiu (1)2–2CFR Cluj (1)Giurgiu
19:45 EEST (UTC+3) Butean  34'
Alibec  37' (pen.)
Report Costache  42', 66' Stadium: Marin Anastasovici
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Marcel Bîrsan (Bucharest)
25 April 2019 Viitorul Constanța (1)2–0Universitatea Craiova (1)Ovidiu
19:45 EEST (UTC+3) I.Hagi  6', 86' Report Stadium: Viitorul
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Bucharest)

Final

25 May 2019 Astra Giurgiu (1)1–2 (a.e.t.)Viitorul Constanța (1)Ploiești
20:00 EEST (UTC+3) Alibec  41' Report Ghiță  76'
Eric  105+2'
Stadium: Ilie Oană
Attendance: 11,968
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Bucharest)
 Cupa României 2018–19 Winners 
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